{"product_id":"virginian-railway-princeton-railroad-museum-9781531633073","title":"Virginian Railway","description":"The Virginian Railway existed as a separate entity for only a half century, but that period of American history witnessed two world wars and the emergence of the United States as a global superpower. Henry Huddleston Rogers, who marshaled the development of the U.S. oil industry through his leadership of Standard Oil, invested $30 million of his personal wealth into the making of the Virginian. He speculated that south-central West Virginia coal would fuel America's Industrial Revolution. Although Rogers died before his railroading dream could realize its full potential, the Virginian Railway \u003cbr\u003econtinued on from 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern). During that time, the Virginian grew to a point that it was originating from 1,200 to 1,500 \u003cbr\u003ehundred-ton carloads of coal per day and serving 60 active coal mines. It earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton Railroad Museum, William R. Bill Archer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531633072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531633073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Princeton Railroad Museum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936720322815,"sku":"9781531633073","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c155dc15-be18-41e5-a7d0-bd6225ea2ba0.jpg?v=1681426432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virginian-railway-princeton-railroad-museum-9781531633073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}